Yuma Territorial Prison
Arizona's first prison is located at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. Now a historical museum, the prison opened in 1875 and imprisoned 3,069 people in strap iron cells and solitary chambers. The prison features original cellblocks, a guard tower, library room, and other outside buildings. Visitors can learn about past convicts, like outlaw Pete Spence, train robber Burt Alvord, and Mexican revolutionary Ricardo Flores Magon, through artifacts and exhibits interpreting prison history.
